Programs Support Intern - Applications close - Begins Mid September 2023
Thank you for your interest in an internship at Young Storytellers! We are grateful to be partnering with LA County Arts & Culture for their Arts(LACAC) Internship Program again in 2023-2024.
You can find a copy of the available internship descriptions on our website here: https://www.youngstorytellers.com/jobs
You can find more information on LACAC Arts Internship Program here: https://www.lacountyarts.org/opportunities/arts-internship-program-students/about-arts-internship-program-students
To be eligible for a LACAC internship position with Young Storytellers, you should reside or attend college in Los Angeles County and be one of the following:
currently enrolled undergraduate student (2 or 4-year)
a community college student
2023 Graduate (as long as you've completed your degree between May 1 - December 1, 2023)
Internship Description
The Program Support Intern will work closely with Programs and Volunteers Team members to support elementary, middle, and high school programs across Young Storytellers sites in Los Angeles. The Program Support Intern supports the collection and input of student, teacher, volunteer, and family paperwork, and helps to communicate essential information to students and their families, ensuring that they have everything that they need to be active and engaged participants in our program. The Program Support Intern’s work allows Young Storytellers to reach hundreds of students each semester, and for those students to express their unique voices in a brave space during a time when it is needed most. Young Storytellers LACAC Interns will begin in August 2023, work 400 hours before March 1, 2024, and be paid $16.90/hour ($6,760 total) for the 400 hours worked.
QUALIFICATIONS
A working knowledge of Los Angeles geography will be helpful in this position.
BACKGROUND
Young Storytellers sparks creative self-discovery through storytelling. Our programs highlight young people as the center of their own narratives, emphasize that their stories matter, and celebrate their unique voices as the ones telling them. Through a creative storytelling program that engages youth at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, our organization offers a Common Core-aligned, scaling curriculum to address targeted needs in public education. We aim to integrate culturally competent social emotional learning opportunities and social justice standards, and to be centered in anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, so that our students feel respected and comfortable with expressing themselves. Young Storytellers works towards a future where young people experience the impact that their thoughts, feelings, and words can have on the world in which they live.
HOW TO APPLY
Anticipated start date is August 2023 and applications will be accepted until the position is full. To apply, please fill out an application and upload the following in PDF form: Resume / CV; A brief statement or cover letter that includes why you are interested in working with Young Storytellers.
Reach out with any questions, accommodations for applying due to a disability, or if you have trouble uploading your documents.